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Of a mountain or mountains
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- Of a mountain or mountains
- Situated, living, or used in the mountains
- A generally massive and usually steep-sided, raised portion of the Earth's surface. Mountains can occur as single peaks or as part of a long chain. They can form through volcanic activity, by erosion, or by uplift of the continental crust when two tectonic plates collide. The Himalayas, which are the highest mountains in the world, were formed when the plate carrying the landmass of India collided with the plate carrying the landmass of China.
Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
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- Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
- Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
- Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:
Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
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- Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
- Uncultured, crude, coarse, rough, etc.
- Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.
Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
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- Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
- Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic:
- Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
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- Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
Not previously known; unfamiliar:
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- Not previously known; unfamiliar:
- Quite unusual or uncommon; extraordinary
- Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; not native:
Not immediate or primary; far removed in influence
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- Not immediate or primary; far removed in influence
- Distant in connection, relation, bearing, or the like
- Far removed in connection or relevance:
Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
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- Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
- Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
- Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill:
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- Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill:
- Crude or rough in form or workmanship
- Having or showing little skill or development; primitive
Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
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- Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
- (Statistics) In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
- In a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed
Uninhabited, having no human residents.
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- Uninhabited, having no human residents.
Single; individual; sole.
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Not being acquainted; not conversant:
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- Not being acquainted; not conversant:
- Not within one's knowledge; strange:
- Not familiar or well-known; strange
Characterized by little social contact:
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- Characterized by little social contact:
- Far from others or difficult to get to; remote:
- Occasional or rare:
Having a sharp rise or highly inclined slope; precipitous
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- Having a sharp rise or highly inclined slope; precipitous
- Extreme; exaggerated
- Ambitious; difficult:
Idealistic, implying over-optimism
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- (Of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.
- Full of hills; rugged, uneven, and rolling
- Similar to a hill; steep.
Designating or of a physical type of the Caucasoid peoples exemplified by the broad-headed, brown-haired, medium-statured people of the Alps
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- Designating or of a physical type of the Caucasoid peoples exemplified by the broad-headed, brown-haired, medium-statured people of the Alps
- (Biology) Living or growing on mountains above the timberline:
- Resembling or characteristic of the European Alps or any other high mountain system, especially one that has been shaped by intense glacial erosion.
Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.
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- Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.
- Of, relating to, or located in an upland.
- A city of southern California east of Los Angeles at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains.
(Botany) Growing or borne above the ground or water:
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- (Botany) Growing or borne above the ground or water:
- Like air; light as air
- Of, for, from, or by means of aircraft or flying
Formal; lofty:
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- Formal; lofty:
- Increased, particularly above a normal level.
- Raised, especially above the ground:
- Abounding in cliffs.
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small
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flat
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Immense; enormous.
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- Immense; enormous.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of the allegorical writings of John Bunyan.
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- Of, relating to, or suggestive of the allegorical writings of John Bunyan.
- Of or like the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan or his feats; colossal, prodigious, etc.
- Of astonishingly large size:
Like a colossus in size; huge; gigantic
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- Like a colossus in size; huge; gigantic
- Of great size, extent, or amount; immense.
Of or constituting a primitive style of masonry characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size.
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- Of or constituting a primitive style of masonry characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size.
- Very big; huge:
- Huge; gigantic; enormous; massive
An island of southeast Egypt in the Nile River below the First Cataract near Aswan. In ancient times it was a military post guarding the southern frontier of Egypt. A series of Jewish papyrus documents dating from the 5th century bc were discovered at Elephantine in the early 1900s.
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- An island of southeast Egypt in the Nile River below the First Cataract near Aswan. In ancient times it was a military post guarding the southern frontier of Egypt. A series of Jewish papyrus documents dating from the 5th century bc were discovered at Elephantine in the early 1900s.
- Enormous in size or strength:
- Very large.
(Archaic) Very wicked; outrageous
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- (Archaic) Very wicked; outrageous
- Very much exceeding the usual size, number, or degree; of great size; huge; vast; immense
Of exceedingly great scope or nature:
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- Of exceedingly great scope or nature:
- Enormous; gigantic
- Huge; immense; tremendous.
Marked by exceptionally great size, magnitude, or power:
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- Marked by exceptionally great size, magnitude, or power:
Of enormous size or magnitude; huge.
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- Very large.
- Exceedingly large in size, extent, or amount, especially for its kind:
- Very big; huge; colossal; enormous; immense
Alternative capitalization of Herculean.
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- Alternative capitalization of Herculean.
- Of unusual size, power, or difficulty.
- Calling for great strength, size, or courage; very difficult to do
Impressive in size or scope; grand:
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- Impressive in size or scope; grand:
- Having, displaying, or characteristic of the qualities appropriate to a hero; courageous:
- Of a size or scale that is larger than life:
(Informal) Contributing in a major way to success; very important:
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- (Informal) Contributing in a major way to success; very important:
- Of exceedingly great scope or nature:
- Very large; gigantic; immense
(Obs.) Unmeasured; limitless; infinite
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- (Obs.) Unmeasured; limitless; infinite
- Very great in size, extent, or amount:
- Very large; vast; huge
Of enormous size, extent, or amount; huge.
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- Of enormous size, extent, or amount; huge.
- Any of various extinct elephants of the genus Mammuthus, having long, upwardly curving tusks and thick hair. Mammoths grew to great size and lived throughout the Northern Hemisphere during the Ice Age.
- Very big; huge; enormous
(--- Geology) Without internal structure or layers and homogeneous in composition. Used of a rock.
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- (--- Geology) Without internal structure or layers and homogeneous in composition. Used of a rock.
- (Mineralogy) Irregular in form, though occasionally crystalline in internal structure
- Forming or consisting of a large mass; big and solid; bulky; ponderous
Of, or pertaining to, the mastodon.
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Very heavy and powerful.
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- Very heavy and powerful.
- Imposing or awesome in size, degree, or extent:
- Remarkably large, extensive, etc.; great
(Informal) Extremely large; monstrous:
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- (Informal) Extremely large; monstrous:
- (Informal) Huge; enormous
Having the character or appearance of a monster
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- Having the character or appearance of a monster
- Very unnatural or abnormal in shape, type, or character
- Abnormally or prodigiously large; huge; enormous
Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
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Extraordinary; marvelous:
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- Extraordinary; marvelous:
- Wonderful; amazing
- Of great size, power, extent, etc.; enormous; huge
Remarkable; outstanding:
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- Remarkable; outstanding:
- Astonishingly great or large
- Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
Of enormous scope, power, or influence:
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- Of enormous scope, power, or influence:
- Relating to or containing titanium, especially with valence 4.
- Having great stature or enormous strength; huge or colossal:
Wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, etc.
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- Wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, etc.
- Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
- Very large; great; enormous
Very great in scope or import:
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- Very great in scope or import:
Extraordinary
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- Extraordinary
- Very fine; impressive:
- Very large; huge:
(Informal) Extraordinarily large or great; colossal
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- (Informal) Extraordinarily large or great; colossal
- Exceptionally large:
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